The Santa Fe and Córdoba Great Southern Railway () was a British-owned railway company that built and operated a broad gauge railway network in the Argentine provinces of Santa Fe and Córdoba.
History On 2 October 1886 a concession was granted to build a railway from Villa Constitución in Santa Fe Province to La Carlota in Córdoba Province. In 1889 the concession was transferred to the SF&CGS who opened the first section of the line from Villa Constitución to San Urbano (Melincué) on 30 April 1890.
The line was extended to Venado Tuerto on 8 July 1890 and to La Carlota on 24 February 1891. A branch line from Venado Tuerto to Rufino was opened on 11 March 1899.LOS FERROCARRILES, AGENTES ORGANIZADORES DEL TERRITORIO SANTAFESINO by Blanca Gioria at Universidad del Salvador
On 20 September 1900 the company was bought by the British-owned Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway (BA&R). The sale included a concession already granted to the SF&CGS for the extension of the line from La Carlota to Río Cuarto which the BA&R opened on 26 March 1902.
See also Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway Mitre Railway
Bibliography British Railways in Argentina 1857-1914: A Case Study of Foreign Investment by Colin M. Lewis - Athlone Press (for the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London, 1983)
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